Brad Leeb

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Brad Leeb
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Leeb with the Toronto Marlies in 2006
Born (1979-08-27) August 27, 1979 (age 44)
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Canucks
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1999–2013

Bradley Leeb (born August 27, 1979) is a Canadian Cree First Nations [1] [2] former professional ice hockey player. He played 5 games in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs and spent the bulk of his professional career in the minor American Hockey League, as well as several years playing in Germany and the United Kingdom, before retiring in 2013.

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Career

Leeb started his career playing for the Red Deer Midget Chiefs in the Alberta Midget Hockey League. He played 3 games for his hometown Red Deer Rebels as a 15-year-old, then went on to play 4 full seasons with the Rebels. He also played in the 1998–1999 WHL All-Star game.

Leeb played for Team Canada at the 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada won silver after losing to the Russians in triple overtime. Leeb finished tied for second in team scoring with Simon Gagne, Kyle Calder, and Brendan Morrow, all had 8 points in 7 games.

In 1999–2000, Leeb signed with the Vancouver Canucks as a free agent. He was with the Canucks organization for three seasons, appearing in 4 games with the Canucks while playing in the minor league system with the (Syracuse Crunch (AHL), Kansas City Blades) (IHL), and Manitoba Moose (AHL).

In 2002–03, Leeb was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Tomas Mojzis. Leeb played one game for the Maple Leafs and mainly played in the Maple Leafs minor league system with the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) and the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

Leeb played the 2007–08 season in Germany for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

In 2008–2009, he went to play for the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers (DEL) in the city of Nuremberg, Germany.

Leeb played in Nuremberg on the same team as his older brother Greg Leeb for 4 seasons, from 2008–2012. It was the first time the brothers had ever played on the same team. Growing up they played against each other in the WHL, IHL, AHL, and the DEL leagues.

Leeb was the creator of the website Betonhockey.com, a website that allowed betting on hockey games. [3] He no longer owns the website.

On July 17, 2012, it was announced that Leeb had signed with the Coventry Blaze for the 2012–13 Elite League season, following his brother who signed earlier in the month. [4]

On April 8, 2013, Leeb announced his retirement. [5]

Leeb holds a master's degree in Sports Management from Coventry University.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94Red Deer Rebels Bantam AAA AMBHL 3218274532—————
1994–95 Red Deer Vipers AMHL 3631144593—————
1994–95 Red Deer Rebels WHL 30004—————
1995–96 Red Deer RebelsWHL38369301020211
1996–97 Red Deer RebelsWHL7015203576163366
1997–98 Red Deer RebelsWHL632323468832022
1998–99 Red Deer RebelsWHL64324779849591410
1999–00 Syracuse Crunch AHL 611918375040006
1999–00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 20002—————
2000–01 Kansas City Blades IHL 5318163453—————
2001–02 Manitoba Moose AHL6017153245—————
2001–02 Vancouver CanucksNHL20000—————
2002–03 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL7935266178—————
2003–04 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL77242549116—————
2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL10000—————
2004–05 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL481613294332130
2005–06 Toronto Marlies AHL793424589153036
2006–07 Toronto MarliesAHL34961525—————
2007–08 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 551821396830002
2008–09 Sinupret Ice Tigers DEL501682488510110
2009–10 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL562021418053252
2010–11 Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL501319324220002
2011–12 Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL4436940—————
2012–13 Coventry Blaze EIHL57242650112—————
AHL totals4381541272814481251612
NHL totals50002—————

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1999 Canada WJC 73582
Junior totals73582

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References

  1. ↑ "Brothers Blaze trail on the ice in England | Windspeaker - AMMSA". www.ammsa.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  2. ↑ "ISCA - Athlete Player of the Month - Brad Leeb". www.aboriginalsports.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  3. ↑ About Bet On Hockey. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.coventryblaze.co.uk/news_latest.php?id=2627%5B%5D
  5. ↑ Bradley Myles Leeb [@BMLeeber] (April 8, 2013). "Today I would like to announce I am officially retiring from pro hockey. It's time to move on to other challenges. Been an amazing 14 years!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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